Head of AI Network & Data Center Engineering

CVS Health; City of Albany (NY); On-site; USD 144,000 - 288,000; Full time

Job summary

CVS Health is seeking a Lead Director to own the network and data center strategy, delivering high‑performance, low‑latency architectures for AI/ML workloads. The role drives secure, scalable connectivity across cloud and on‑premises environments and leads a team of engineers to support enterprise applications and digital transformation.

The role collaborates with cloud, platform, and cybersecurity leadership to implement modern architectures, automation, and best practices, ensuring reliability

Qualifications

• 10+ years' experience in network and/or data center engineering.
• 5+ years' experience in a strategic leadership position with people management.
• 5+ years' experience in large scale enterprise environments.

Responsibilities

• Define and enforce network architecture standards, security controls, and compliance policies
• Establish best practices for configuration, deployment, and operations
• Advise executives on network strategy, roadmaps, emerging technologies, and industry trends
• Design and implement data center fabrics (leaf‑spine, Clos, EVPN/VXLAN) and AI/GPU‑optimized networking
• Oversee 24/7 network operations across cloud and data centers
• Build and mentor high‑performing engineering teams

Skills

Network engineering

Data center engineering

Strategic leadership

AI GPU networking

Infrastructure automation

Vendor engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Cisco Nexus/ACI

NVIDIA GPU clusters

SolarWinds

NetFlow

Wireshark

Job description

CVS Health is seeking a Lead Director to own the network and data center strategy, delivering high‑performance, low‑latency architectures for AI/ML workloads. The role drives secure, scalable connectivity across cloud and on‑premises environments and leads a team of engineers to support enterprise applications and digital transformation.

The role collaborates with cloud, platform, and cybersecurity leadership to implement modern architectures, automation, and best practices, ensuring reliability